The United States and the Philippines are updating the mutual defense treaty signed in 1951, and in a new era offers new challenges but new opportunities, the Secretary of State said. Aboard the USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) in Manila, commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the U.S.-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty, Hillary Rodham Clinton said the United States has three guidelines as it works to bring the treaty and regional alliances up to date. "First, we are working to ensure that the core…
U.S.-Philippines Update Defense Alliance
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